Song Description
Set to the beloved tune of Scarborough Fair, this is a story of two dancers that met one year at the Gathering of Nations powwow (the largest powwow held in the United States). The four sacred herbs (tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, and cedar) of our people re
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, World - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Enchanting, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Falling in Love, Searching for Love |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Are you going to Gath?ring this year?
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
Remember me to one dancer there
He once was a true love of mine
Ask him, ?Remember that jingle dress dancer??
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
At that 49 we laughed and sang all night long
When the songs were over, my true love was gone
Are you going to Gath?ring this year?
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
Remember me to one dancer there
She once was a true love of mine
Find her and tell her this story for me
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
Ran to find my father to meet her at dawn
But when I returned, my true love was gone.
Regalia in order and all set to go
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
But with a broken-down care and no hope for repair
Guess I won?t be going to Gath?ring this year
I?ll find her and take her home from Gath?ring this year
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
But the boss said ?no? to taking time off
Guess I won?t be going to Gath?ring this year
Are you going to Gath?ring this year?
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar
I?ve thought of no one else for a year
Tell my true love? I?ll be at Gath?ring next year.